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Hostel at 20: Torturing Horror's Comfort Zones

Summary by The AU Review
When Hostel was released theatrically in 2006 (it technically debuted in 2005 at the Toronto International Film Festival), it arrived like a blunt instrument. Audiences recoiled, critics argued, and the term “torture porn” entered the mainstream horror lexicon almost overnight. Directed by Eli Roth and produced by Quentin Tarantino, Hostel quickly became a lightning rod...
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the AU review broke the news in on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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